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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
...but it's not. While docks can be damaged, it is the shorelines that also suffer. Natural wave action is bad enough, but when we compound manmade wave action with natural, we add to the damage to shorelines, and increase the amount of silt and debris being washed into the lake. This does nothing to improve the quality of the lake water, and increases the likelyhood of damage to boats traveling at a higher speed.
Again, just my humble opinion.  |
Given the amount of wind generated waves versus boat wakes over the course of every year, I'd speculate that boat wake induced erosion is not a primary concern for the majority of the lake. The lake has been around longer than any of us and the shores are not crumbling into the water. If you read above, it seems to me that the dock height is what people are really concerned about.
Someone above mentioned the ability to handle a 505' lake level which is the approach I would take. Building any lower means bad engineering and poor planning IMO.
Also, a lot of "debris" that you alluded to is man-made including dock parts and things that get floated from shore front property owners, both of which are solveable problems.